public health MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

insects Improving tiny urban greenspaces causes huge boosts in insect life Clive Thompson

climate change A stunning visualization of how racist housing policies create urban heat islands Thom Dunn

boston This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card Thom Dunn

video Photographer documents replanting of old rural trees in Chinese cities Andrea James

Kids Los Angeles cools street temperatures by painting them white Andrea James

Science Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere Gail Sherman

Science Science says puppies are bad for your mental health Gail Sherman

architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder

amazon Lost city found in Amazon may have housed 100,000 before being abandoned and reclaimed by rainforest Rob Beschizza

racism Musk chimes in support of racist tweets Jason Weisberger

homelessness in america "Mean Streets" by Don Mitchell explores capitalism, private property, and homelessness Elías Villoro

travel The Airbnb-ification of Tenochtitlán, Mexico City Elías Villoro

twitter The Anti-Defamation League issues warnings about Musk's Twitter takeover Jason Weisberger

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

nimbyism Sim Nimby, the game where you cannot build anything and you cannot win Gareth Branwyn

opossums Opossum hitched a ride to follow his dreams out West Jennifer Sandlin

London was almost turned into an L.A.-style highway hell by 1960s urban planners Rob Beschizza

animals How to build more sloth-friendly cities Thom Dunn